sleepwalker

Everyday

A person who gets up and walks about, or does other things, while still asleep. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons sleepwalking is a sleep behaviour that is fairly common in children and usually stops as they grow up. Safety advice: gently guide a sleepwalker back to bed and keep doors and stairs safe. In stories a sleepwalker causes mystery or comedy. Myth: it is dangerous to wake a sleepwalker — it is not harmful, though they may be confused.

Examples

• My little brother is a sleepwalker and once ended up in the kitchen. tree →
• The sleepwalker didn't remember anything in the morning. tree →
• Lead a sleepwalker gently back to bed. tree →
• Mum put a gate at the top of the stairs because I was a sleepwalker. tree →
• In the story, the sleepwalker wandered into the garden at midnight. tree →
• Many children are sleepwalkers for a while. tree →

Note

Countable; one word. Verb: sleepwalk (sleepwalks, sleepwalked, sleepwalking). Also «sleepwalking» as a noun.